I started by choosing which piece of the beautiful Blushing Rose Collection I wanted for my main panel and to emboss Belles Vignes onto. I inked up the beautiful corner image with Versamark, then Ranger Distress Shabby Shutters and took Forest Moss to the edges and a little of the corner. (although Distress inks usually stay wet long enough to emboss on their own, since this was a large image and I was applying the 2 inks, I gave them some help with the embossing ink!). I also used my MISTI so I’d be sure to get a good image.

May is a busy month for me because I start shearing the critters before it gets too hot. People always ask about “how and what” etc. so I took a couple of pictures as I went along.

This is Dapple, my very first baby born here. I love Appys (Appaloosa, just like in the horse world), and was so excited that my first baby was one!! Funny thing… his mama was pure white and his papa was black with a white tuxedo!

He’ll be 16 on the 25th of this month!

I start by using a real strong blower to get all the dust and vegetation out of the fiber. It really makes them FLUFFY!! Then I use electric clippers (hanging there). That 3-4 inch growth you see is what’s grown from last year! Sometimes if an animal isn’t being used for 4H or show, I’ll take them all the way down with a ‘nudie’ cut….they look so funny! I wasn’t quite ready to take all his neck fiber off just yet, maybe next year.

I did take a lot off his hind quarters though! It looked like he had a shaggy animal hanging from his hip!

He’s such a good boy…. he just stood there, probably saying Ahhhhhh… that feels so good!

Then…………………I let him out in the pasture with everyone else! Every time it’s the same.

Just a couple of minutes and the excitement was over…. no new faces, just old Dapple, LOL!

The dark one with the white neck, Chocolate was next, but I didn’t take pics of her afterward. She’s one of my 4H animals so you’ll be seeing lots of her! The fiber on her neck is easily 10 inches long!

Tomorrow is a 4H meeting so with the help of several of the kids I’ll get a couple more done!

Well, I came over to leave you a comment on your LOVELY, SUPER, CREATIVE card left over at ODB!!!! LOVE that card & was greeted with the LOVELY Butterfly card too! ;) AND I've learned something about Llamas too!!! LOL They're BEAUTIFUL TOO!!! WHAT do you do with the hair??? Do YOU spin it???? Or send it off somewhere?

Oooops! Forgot to punch the "I'm not a robot!" LOL Trying again....I thought I'd come over & leave you a comment Dawn---seeing your SUPER CARD over at ODB! LOVE what you've done with it!!!! AND I was greeted with the LOVELY Butterfly card too! WHAT A TREAT! AND I also learned something about Llamas! ;) WHAT do you do with the hair???? Do YOU spin? Or do you send it off somewhere?